The Republican journal., 1887-07-14
Letters from the West.
Correspondence of the journal.

CORES pondencc of the journal.
PORT TOWNSEND, W. A., June %, 1851. 1t takes
considerable to stir up my ugly blood, and nothing
will do it so quick as hard blow at the poor sol
diers of the great rebellion The American people
are very unfortunate in being ruled by President
OF chance, and who has no sympathy with the sol
'!ier who went into the army to help maintain the
liberty that our fathers and gran,lfathers bought
so dear There are many proofs of Grover Cleve
lans ingraitdc to the soldier, and of his disloya
ty to the name of an American Citizen Look at
the little interest he has taken in the Canadian
fishery question. If We had had President alive
to the interests of our people do you suppose the
Canadians would nave dared to take one or two
or three of our finest fishermen and made prizes
OF them. Then his great Kindness to the rebel
soldier in granting pensions in the name of the
Mexican war, am, his wholesale vctocs of the pen
sions of the Union soldier and his hcartlcss meth
OF Of turning out the one armed and one legged in
the government service, whose existence they had
saved by loss of limb and health, to give place
To rebel officers who had fought to destroy the
government. What more could he dc for the
south to secure Il reelection: We'll, surviving
soldiers of the Union army, and loyal citizens, did
you ever dream that an attempt would be made to
return those dearly bought battle flags to please
the leaders of the south and secure the southern
vote for Clcvcand's re election, or to humble the
pride Of the c-hcatcd patriot, who had stopped
shaking the bloody shirt and forgiven hut not for
gotten the price they cost the nation. Little did ,;ru-
Yer Cleveland think of the storm of Indignation
that he had caused in the hearts of the American
people. From every State in the Union there went
upa protest, and when Cleveland found he had bit
he lrIlu 3,
was about rs shameful rs his order to surrender
the lags.
And now ii word for Washington Territory.
With all her wealth, with all her population. she
can never have word to say so long is the Demo
cratic party controls Congress, ur the Territory has
Il Republican majority. There is Il mystery in the
minds of the people to why the Territory sends
Democratic delegate to Congress and it needs lit,
tie clearing up. Charles Voorhees, is democrat, and
last fall he went all over the Territory lcrturing
f"r republican votes and saving that he being Il
democrat coull do much more towards getting the
appropriations and the admission of the Territory
as a state, than republican. He was elected by
very small majority, and he proved to be Il traitor
to his constituents and about as good rs a spare
pump in the main top or the fifth wheel of II coach.
He is now cur>ng Cleveland for not appointing
f'"m the South instead.
1t is not generally known that steamboats, can 60
from Port Townsend to Alaska without going out
side or into the ground swell save for about thirty
miles. and the distance is some 500 miles It is
surprising how trade has increased between san
francisco and Alaska within six months. \ line
Of heavy steamers is running constantly and re
ships here. When the mining fever broke ont in
Alaska the parties unlike the miners of California
kept it a secret rs muc! rs possible until they got
their pile and the prospect for mining was never
50 good in California;
OF the country in general it may he said that the
climate is delightful, business good. crops grow
abundantly. hut society is very bad. The popul:,.
ti"n is made up Of all nationalitirs. Otherwise
had rather live here than i'll Maine, hut shall nry-
rr get weancl from my Eastern habits, and hail
the good old journal dear friend every Thurs.
day. j. W. VI